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Financial Controller
Location
Portugal
Posted
103 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Financial Controller
Boundless Life Sciences Group
• Own the month-end and year-end close process across all 8 group entities, ensuring accuracy and timeliness • Prepare and review consolidated financial statements in compliance with IFRS and applicable local GAAP • Prepare consolidated financial reporting, working with the FP&A Manager • Lead the consolidation review process • Own intercompany accounting and eliminations across the group • Oversee external audit preparation and manage the relationship with auditors • Coordinate tax and VAT compliance monthly for each international entity, liaising with local advisors and authorities • Monitor regulatory changes across jurisdictions and ensure the group remains fully compliant • Contribute finance-side sections to external accreditation, regulatory, and lender reporting (e.g., WASC, lender financial covenants) • Serve as final approver for payment batches when appropriate, ensuring proper documentation, segregation of duties, and audit-ready evidence • Support cash flow forecasting jointly with the FP&A Manager (Controller owns historical and short-term operational; FP&A Manager owns forward-looking projections) • Ensure robust internal controls are in place and documented across all entities • Own the financial controls framework across the group, balancing preventive controls in payment execution with detective controls • Drive continuous improvement of accounting processes, systems and controls • Lead and develop the Senior Accountant, reviewing work for accuracy and quality while ensuring consistent, high-quality output across the accounting team, including Accounting Assistants • Act as the finance point of contact for any finance-related topic across the organisation, ensuring the group remains compliant at all times • Collaborate closely with the product and development team to support the build-out of the platform, providing financial input, validating transactional flows, and ensuring financial architecture is scalable and compliant • Partner with leadership on the exploration and confirmation of new revenue streams, modelling financial viability, assessing regulatory implications, and structuring the accounting treatment for new business lines
Job Requirements
- Fluent in English
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field is a plus
- 7+ years of accounting or finance experience, with at least 3 years in a Controller or senior finance role
- CPA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent professional certification, fully qualified
- Strong experience managing multi-entity, multi-currency accounting in an international group
- Deep knowledge of VAT, tax compliance, and regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions
- Experience with consolidated reporting and intercompany eliminations
- Proficient with cloud-based accounting systems (Xero is a plus)
- Proven leadership ability, experience managing or mentoring finance team members
- Strategic mindset with excellent analytical and communication skills
- Highly organised, autonomous, and comfortable in a fast-paced, remote-first environment
- Experience in a scale-up or international startup is a strong advantage
Benefits
- A remote-first, flexible work culture built on trust, autonomy, and impact
- The opportunity to optimize, refine, and evolve accounting operations in a global company
- Work that is meaningful and connected to how families live, work, and learn globally
- A collaborative, values-driven team that cares deeply about quality and execution
- The flexibility to work from anywhere and design a lifestyle that works for you
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